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Tree Watering and Maintenance

Essex County Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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05 Aug 2025 at 14:03

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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16 Jul 2025 at 10:12

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process conducted by Essex County Council, a public authority serving as a sub-central government entity in the United Kingdom, aimed at acquiring services for Tree Watering and Maintenance under the Urban Tree Challenge Fund and Local Authority Treescape requirements. The tender spanned multiple years, with contracts awarded to ESSEX TREE CARE LTD for the maintenance of trees across Essex in both Northern and Southern clusters. Commencing on 1st August 2025 and concluding on 31st December 2027, this procurement followed an open procedure, allowing for widespread competition. The contract notice was published on 5th August 2025, marking the completion of the award stage. The procurement addressed horticultural services within the region of UKH3, Chelmsford, Essex, with significant sums allocated, underlining the project's large scale and strategic importance.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for business growth, particularly for enterprises specializing in horticultural services, notably those experienced with tree maintenance and urban landscaping projects. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like ESSEX TREE CARE LTD have successfully secured both lots in this contract, indicating a favourable environment for similar SMEs to compete and thrive in public sector tenders. Businesses equipped with strong service delivery capabilities, adherence to project timelines, quality customer service, and social value implementation will find this sector ripe with prospects. Furthermore, this procurement example demonstrates Essex County Council's open procurement approach, offering equal opportunities irrespective of business size, provided they meet the rigorous requirements set forth in the tender process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tree Watering and Maintenance

Notice Description

As part of the Urban Tree Challenge Fund and Local Authority Treescape fund requirements, Essex County Council has procured the service of suppliers for the watering and maintenance of 2151 urban standard trees across the county in 2025, 1894 in summer 2026 and 578 in summer 2027.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051c66
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046140-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

77300000 - Horticultural services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£601,500 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£601,500 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Jul 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2025 - 31 Dec 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Essex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ESSEX TREE CARE LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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